Working with Numbers and Common Number Methods - What Is the toFixed() Method, and How Does It Work?

Elena2025 · December 21, 2025, 9:11am

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->Question 2: Why isn’t 80.24 returned as a string?

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Working with Numbers and Common Number Methods - What Is the toFixed() Method, and How Does It Work?

ILM · December 21, 2025, 9:17am

you are right, those should be strings, do you want to open a github issue about this so it can be fixed?

ILM · December 24, 2025, 8:35am

I have opened an issue to address this

github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp

these numbers should be strings

opened 08:35AM - 24 Dec 25 UTC

majestic-owl448

first timers only js v9 cert

https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/c9eafdc626b1d0a464a73f161f044c…78a695608e/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-numbers-and-common-number-methods/673280a1c29d0a0b17316e56.md#L122 should be `` `"80.23"` `` --- https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/c9eafdc626b1d0a464a73f161f044c78a695608e/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-numbers-and-common-number-methods/673280a1c29d0a0b17316e56.md#L130 should be `` `"80.24"` `` --- https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/c9eafdc626b1d0a464a73f161f044c78a695608e/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-numbers-and-common-number-methods/673280a1c29d0a0b17316e56.md#L134 should be `` `"80.25"` `` --- https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/c9eafdc626b1d0a464a73f161f044c78a695608e/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-numbers-and-common-number-methods/673280a1c29d0a0b17316e56.md#L142 should be `` `"80.26"` `` --- This looks like something that can be fixed by "first-time" code contributors to this repository. Please make sure you read our [guidelines for contributing](https://contribute.freecodecamp.org/#/), we prioritize contributors following the instructions in our guides. Join us in our [chat room](https://discord.gg/PRyKn3Vbay) or our [forum](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/c/contributors/3) if you need help contributing; our moderators will guide you through this. Sometimes we may get more than one pull request. We typically accept the most quality contribution followed by the one that is made first. Happy contributing.

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